it wasn't romney himself and here is santorum saying it doesn't make any difference whether it's romney or barack obama who is the next president. most republicans don't think that. they think that the job one is to get barack obama and his policies out of office. i think they're going to react badly to santorum's remarks and i think that's why you see him trying to walk them back. >> he is in the lead going into louisiana. how much will this hurt him? >> well, not in louisiana. i think it's a state -- it's actually become very predictable depending on the voter makeup. if a state is overwhelmingly very conservative, if there are a lot of evangelicals, if there are a lot of strong conservatives, santorum tends to do well. if there are people who have a little bit more money, are somewhat more moderate in their position, better educated, then romney does well. louisiana would seem to be right up santorum's alley, this comment to the contemporary not withstanding. >> certainly a week of backtracking. let's talk about who is coming up sunday. >> we'll look ahead to the general election and